- From: Al Gilman <asgilman@iamdigex.net>
- Date: Thu, 28 Oct 1999 23:55:21 -0500
- To: Ian Jacobs <ij@w3.org>
- Cc: w3c-wai-ua@w3.org
At 11:14 PM 10/28/99 -0400, Ian Jacobs wrote: >> >> AG:: I don't think you have this stated just right just yet. >> >> Supported devices: should be the standard devices for the environment plus >> others ad lib. > >What part is missing? > > - "Standard API" is covered by another checkpoint" > - "Other devices" is not prohibited by 1.1 as stated? What is missing is the case where - the UA supports a device beyond the "standard devices" for that environment - there is an environment-standard API for talking to this "extra" interface - the UA talks to this extra device but does not use the environment-standard API Then one can allocate some of "all functionality" to this non-standard device (thereby satisfying 1.1 as stated), but that functionality will not be available for remapping by the environment-standard APIs. I think the OS/language standard APIs are not limited to the "standard devices." Anyhow, that is the reasoning behind how I think there is a loophole in the way you have assembled the checkpoints. Al
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